Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-11-28
DIAMOND DUST.
The Eastern Crack Mines at the Bay
The Winters Programme.

The Winters Programme.
The Eastern clubs now ON this coast are
playing ball to immense audiences. The
three great Eastern mines have arranged q
schedule of games, the first of which was
played yesterday between the Chicagos
and St. Louis Browns. Thirty-six games
will be played-twenty-fo four with each club.
The season will close on the 18th of Feb
rurary.
George Munson, manager of the Browns,
leaves for the East to attend the American
Association meeting at Cincinnati on De-
cember 9th.
Next Wednesday evening. at the Metro
politan Theater, Billy Mclaughlin, of the
Alta nine, will be presented with gold
medal by several of his admirers, as the
best catcher on the coast. The medal is on
exhibition in the show windows of Wein-
stock & Lubin. 1t is of solid gold, and the
design is tina. of an eagle with outstretched
wings, holding in its beak a silver ribbon.
on which is in enameled letters William
Mclaughlin" Clasped by the talons of
the eagle is a shield, in the center of which
is the picture of a catcher, presumably
William himself, in the attitude of waiting
for the last strike. In the background is
noticed the outlines of the grand stand at
the local park. The edges of the shield
are raised and FURNISHED, as are all the
joints and ends.
At San Francisco, Saturday, the Chicagos
were victorious over the Philadelphias, the
score standing 10 to q The New Yorks
taught the Stocktons q lesson also, defeat
ing them By the overwhelming score of %
to 0. The Stocktons got but one man on
base
The New Yorks defeated the Pioneers
yesterday at Haight-street Park. The score
was L to 0. No errors were made on either
side. and the game was undoubtedly the
most exciting ever played at the park
Lorrigan was found for but three safe hits
The game between the Chicago and ST.
Louis teams at the Bay yesterday resulted
in score of 16 for St. Louis against for
Chicago.
The Post, of Saturday, has the following:
The Greenwood & Morans are growing at
great rate over their victory They owe
1t to Kelly, who never was pitcher and
never claimed to be-" We might add that
he ought to be efficient in everything, when
he has the nerve TO think California people
are going to turn out brass band" on
his arrival
Kelly was heard to remark the other
day that the main weak point in most of
the mines here was the backstop work He
has not seen Billy" Mclaughlin in his
catching clothes yet. When he does he
can ascertain how wild pitches are taken
in hand by the crack catcher of the Cali
fornia League.
The Eastern ball tossers are ''ontor Pete
Sweeney already. Keefe, of the New
4orks, has solved his little game of show
ing his elbow out so as TO be hit by
pitched ball.
How would game between the Atlas
and one of the Eastern clubs go? The peo-
pie who take pride in the home club would
like to see such contest.
The Fasteners admire the style of In
cells pitching. They may envy the pitch
lrg in game some day.
Nick" Smith, of the Pioneers, was pre-
sented with the Morrison medal on the
stage Of the California Theater last Friday
evening. He holds the champion batting
average of the California League for the
season of 1887. He is certainly also one of
the coolest ball-tossers in the State. He
makes hard work easy.
A dispatch from Santa Rosa says that
the Santa Rosa nine defeated the San
Rafaels yesterday at Kroke's Park for gate
receipts and 800 side, by score of to
3. A large crowd witnessed the game,
which was a splendid exhibition. The
San Rafaels scored only in the first and
ninth innings.
At San Jose yesterday the Philadelphias
defeated the Lorne team by score of 10